Florida Jambalaya Recipes

CAJUN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large enameled cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet. Cook, turning occasionally to brown chicken all over, about 8 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate, leaving oil in skillet.
• Add sausage, cook turning once to brown, about 1 minute per side. Remove to plate with chicken, leaving oil in skillet. Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining tablespoon oil, onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan and stirring occasionally, until very soft and golden, about 8 minutes.
• Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add bay leaf, paprika, cayenne, oregano, and thyme and continue to cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Return meat and any accumulated juices to skillet. Stir in broth, increase heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until rice is tender, 20 minutes. Serve.

THE CAPTAIN'S FAMOUS JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Mix in flour, and whisk constantly 2 to 3 minutes, until a thick paste-like roux has formed.
• Stir file powder, garlic, green onions, onions and green bell pepper into the roux. Cook and stir until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir tomatoes into the mixture. Season mixture with black pepper, cayenne pepper, allspice, cloves, salt and bay leaf. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is well blended, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Pour in mushroom broth, and mix in rice. Increase amount of broth to cover all ingredients, if necessary. Bring to a boil, and mix in snapper. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour, or until rice is tender.

GULF COAST JAMBALAYA RICE

Steps:

• Place the first 10 ingredients in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours, until chicken is tender., Stir in shrimp and rice. Cook, covered, 15-20 minutes longer, until shrimp turn pink and rice is tender.

FLORIDA JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until just soft, about 5 minutes. Add sausage; sauté until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add rice and stir to coat with pan juices. Mix in potatoes, broth, wine, pimientos with juices and turmeric. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Bring to boil; stir well. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook until rice and potatoes are tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Mix in shrimp and chopped cilantro. Cover and cook until shrimp are just cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• Mound jambalaya on large platter. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and serve.

FLORIDA JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onion, pepper, and garlic and saute until just soft.
• Add sausage; saute until beginning to brown.
• Add rice and stir to coat with pan juices.
• Mix in potatoes, broth, wine, tomato, pimento with juices, and turmeric. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne.
• Bring to a boil, stirring well. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook until rice and potatoes are tender and liquid is absorbed (about 20 min).
• Mix in shrimp and chopped cilantro.
• Cover and cook until shrimp are just cooked (about 4 min).
• Garnish with cilantro sprigs if desired.

JOHN'S JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat add chickens and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the chickens are cooked through. Remove the bones, setting aside the chicken meat and broth.
• In a large saucepan, fry the ground spicy sausage until cooked through. Set aside.
• In a large pot over medium heat, fry the bacon until crisp. Add the onions, celery, green and red peppers, and garlic cloves. Cook until the vegetables sweat. Add all seasonings and the hot sauce, to taste. Stir together. Add the chicken broth as needed and bring to a boil. Add the tomatoes, corn, and mushrooms. Add additional spices, to taste. Add the reserved chicken meat, reserved ground sausage, butter, smoked sausage, and ham. Add additional chicken broth as needed and return to a boil. Add the shrimp and continue to cook. When the shrimp are cooked through, determine that there is enough liquid to cook the rice. Add additional chicken broth, if needed. Add the rice and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low. The jambalaya is finished when the rice is fully cooked. Serve in large bowls.

FRENCH ONION JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet; add the chicken, sausage, and garlic (and mushrooms, if using) and brown over medium heat.
• Remove drippings from pan.
• Turn heat to high, add the soup, salsa, and cayenne and bring to a boil.
• Stir in the rice, cover, lower heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until rice is to desired texture.
• Stir in the shrimp and peas, re-cover, season to taste with salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes.

EASY JAMBALAYA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add diced chicken breasts and Andouille sausage. Add salt and pepper to taste, and cook thoroughly.
• Add crushed garlic and a diced jalapeño pepper.
• NOTE: Leave the jalapeño seeds in for extra spice
• Stir in diced onion, peppers, celery until they're soft.
• Add chicken stock, tomatoes, rice, cajun seasoning, bay leaf, dried thyme, cayenne pepper and stir.
• Cover and simmer stew for 30 minutes.
• NOTE: Stir occasionally to make sure the rice doesn't burn at the bottom of the pan.
• Once the rice is cooked, add in shrimp, season with salt and pepper, then continue simmering until the shrimp are cooked through.
• Enjoy!